HAVE A DRINK ON ME

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Song Title
HAVE A DRINK ON ME
Writers
Donegan, Ledbetter, Huddie, Lomax Alan
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
Co-Publisher
TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
US AND CANADA
Themes/Keywords
Digging, Drinking, Dust, Inheritance, Mining, Old, Road
Lyrics
In eighteen eighty down a dusty road,
Along came a miner with a big fat load,
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.
He was caked in dirt from his head to his foot,
His hair so black, that it looked like soot,
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.

Chorus:
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me,
Ev’rybody have a drink on me,
Hey, hey ev’rybody drink on me,
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me,
Ev’rybody have a drink on me,
Hey, hey ev’rybody drink on me.

Well, he reined in his mule and hitched him to the rail,
And he said, “Oh fella, it’s the end of the trail,”
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.
Well, he ambled down to the old saloon,
He said, “I know a filly and it ain’t quite noon,”
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.

(Chorus)

Well, I just got a letter from down in Tennessee,
It said my uncle died and left an oil well to me,
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.
I’ve been diggin’ all my life and I nearly got to hell,
But my uncle dug potatoes and he struck an oil well,
Hey, hey, ev’rybody drink on me.

(Chorus)

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
Frankie Davidson Country Cheerful, Fun, Happy Drums, Group Sing, Piano, Vocal 2010's Buy >
LIEUTENANT PIGEON Rock Cheerful, Fun, Happy Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Group Sing, Piano, Vocal 2000's Buy >
LONNIE DONEGAN Singer/Songwriter Cheerful, Fun, Happy Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1960's Buy >

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